Amsterdam University Press, 2018 eISBN: 978-90-485-4103-4 Library of Congress Classification CT21.H326 2018 Dewey Decimal Classification 809.93592
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
In this book - an ABC of the genre, with 26 entries - two renowned biographers and teachers take us on a tour, from A for Authorization to Z for Zigzagging to the End. In trenchant, witty entries they explore the good, the bad and the plain ugly in modern 'life writing' and the portrayal of real lives today - and how, across history and continents, we got here.This book will fascinate general readers interested in how real lives are approached by biographers today in a multitude of media. It will make a much-needed contribution in academia, as well as providing an important text for students of history, language and literature, the arts, science and media. And, not least, for biographers trying to avoid the pitfalls of ignorance or ineptitude.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Nigel Hamilton, former Professor of Biography at de Montfort University and currently Senior Fellow in the McCormack Graduate School, University of Massachusetts Boston, is the author of 27 works of biography and memoir, including the NYT bestselling JFK: Reckless Youth and Biography: A Brief History. Awarded the Whitbread Prize for Biography and Templer Medal for Military History, his Mantle of Command: FDR at War, 1941-1942, was longlisted for the National Book Award in 2014. He is currently completing his "FDR at War" trilogy.Hans Renders is Professor of History and Theory of Biography, as well as Director of the Biography Institute at the University of Groningen, Netherlands. Internationally well-known, he is jurist for many literary prizes, including the Plutarch Award and Erik Hazelhoff Biography Prize. He (co)author of many publications in the field of (literary)history and biography, including major biographies of the poets Jan Hanlo and Jan Campert, the Dutch resistance fighter. He is currently in cooperation with Sjoerd van Faassen writing the life of the artist Theo van Doesburg, founder of De Stijl.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
IntroductionA is for AuthorizationB is for BiographyC is for CompositionD is for Dictionaries of BiographyE is for EthicsF is for FactsG is for Group BiographyH is for HistoryI is for IdentityJ is for JournalismK is for Kings, or RulersL is for Life WritingM is for Memoir, Memoirs and AutobiographyN is for Non-FictionO is for ObituaryP is for PsychologyQ is for QuotationR is for ReligionS is for SexT is for TheoryU is for U-turnV is for the Visual ArtsW is for WarX is for XanaduY is for YouthZ is for Zigzagging to the EndBibliography